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In the latest Ladies of Lantern Street mystery, things thought long dead occupy Beatrice Lockwood's mind. First, she is threatened by a former British spy who believes that she is attempting to blackmail his sister. Even when that danger is past, new ones arise. The search for the real extortionist exposes our lady sleuth and her new partner to a persistent professional assassin. Meanwhile, an obsessed scientist wants Beatrice to use her paranormal skills to revive his dead lover. All matters converge towards a climax in a remote rural setting where weird new surprises lurk. Paranormally thrilling.
Overview
Under the plain gray skirts of Miss Beatrice Lockwood’s gown, a pistol waits at the ready. For Beatrice is a paid companion on a secret mission—and with a secret past—and she must be prepared to fight for her life at any moment.
Yet she is thrown oddly off guard by the fierce-looking man who joins her in foiling a crime outside a fancy ball—and then disappears into the shadows, leaving only his card. His name is Joshua Gage, and he claims to know Beatrice’s employers. Beyond ...